The 1991 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Donaueschingen, Germany from September 27 to October 6, 1991.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Zhang Zairong  China	120.5 kg WR	Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria	117.5 kg	Sevdalin Minchev  Bulgaria	115.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria	155.5 kg WR	Sevdalin Minchev  Bulgaria	142.5 kg	Zhang Shoulie  China	142.5 kg
Total	Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria	272.5 kg	Sevdalin Minchev  Bulgaria	257.5 kg	Zhang Zairong  China	255.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Liu Shoubin  China	135.0 kg WR	Luo Jianming  China	130.0 kg	Chun Byung-kwan  South Korea	130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chun Byung-kwan  South Korea	165.0 kg	Liu Shoubin  China	157.5 kg	Luo Jianming  China	147.5 kg
Total	Chun Byung-kwan  South Korea	295.0 kg	Liu Shoubin  China	292.5 kg	Luo Jianming  China	277.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Naim Süleymanoğlu  Turkey	137.5 kg	He Yingqiang  China	132.5 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Naim Süleymanoğlu  Turkey	172.5 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	170.0 kg	He Yingqiang  China	160.0 kg
Total	Naim Süleymanoğlu  Turkey	310.0 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	302.5 kg	He Yingqiang  China	292.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Kim Myong-nam  North Korea	160.0 kg	Israel Militosyan  Soviet Union	160.0 kg	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ri Hi-bong  North Korea	190.0 kg	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	190.0 kg	Wang Yong  China	185.0 kg
Total	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	345.0 kg	Israel Militosyan  Soviet Union	345.0 kg	Kim Myong-nam  North Korea	340.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Lu Gang  China	157.5 kg	Pablo Lara  Cuba	157.5 kg	Roman Sevasteyev  Soviet Union	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Pablo Lara  Cuba	197.5 kg	Roman Sevasteyev  Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Rumen Stoyanov  Bulgaria	192.5 kg
Total	Pablo Lara  Cuba	355.0 kg	Roman Sevasteyev  Soviet Union	352.5 kg	Tudor Casapu  Soviet Union	342.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Aleksandr Blyshchyk  Soviet Union	167.5 kg	Ibragim Samadov  Soviet Union	162.5 kg	Marc Huster  Germany	160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ibragim Samadov  Soviet Union	205.0 kg	Cai Yanshu  China	200.0 kg	Aleksandr Blyshchyk  Soviet Union	200.0 kg
Total	Ibragim Samadov  Soviet Union	367.5 kg	Aleksandr Blyshchyk  Soviet Union	367.5 kg	Plamen Bratoychev  Bulgaria	357.5 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Sergey Syrtsov  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	180.0 kg	Pedro Rodríguez  Cuba	177.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sergey Syrtsov  Soviet Union	225.0 kg	Kim Byung-chan  South Korea	212.5 kg	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	210.0 kg
Total	Sergey Syrtsov  Soviet Union	410.0 kg	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	390.0 kg	Kim Byung-chan  South Korea	387.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Igor Sadykov  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Waldemar Malak  Poland	172.5 kg	Włodzimierz Ostapski  Poland	172.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Igor Sadykov  Soviet Union	230.0 kg	Francis Tournefier  France	215.0 kg	Omar Semanat  Cuba	212.5 kg
Total	Igor Sadykov  Soviet Union	415.0 kg	Ivalin Raychev  Bulgaria	385.0 kg	Francis Tournefier  France	382.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Artur Akoyev  Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Ronny Weller  Germany	190.0 kg	Yuri Dandik  Israel	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Artur Akoyev  Soviet Union	232.5 kg	Ronny Weller  Germany	230.0 kg	Frank Seipelt  Germany	215.0 kg
Total	Artur Akoyev  Soviet Union	427.5 kg	Ronny Weller  Germany	420.0 kg	Ernesto Montoya  Cuba	387.5 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	205.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger  Germany	185.0 kg	Martin Zawieja  Germany	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	250.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger  Germany	240.0 kg	Kim Tae-hyun  South Korea	225.0 kg
Total	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	455.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger  Germany	425.0 kg	Kim Tae-hyun  South Korea	400.0 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
44 kg
Snatch	Xing Fen  China	67.5 kg	Kunjarani Devi  India	62.5 kg	Satomi Saito  Japan	60.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Xing Fen  China	95.5 kg WR	Kunjarani Devi  India	80.0 kg	Sibby Flowers  United States	80.0 kg
Total	Xing Fen  China	162.5 kg	Kunjarani Devi  India	142.5 kg	Sibby Flowers  United States	140.0 kg
48 kg
Snatch	Izabela Rifatova  Bulgaria	75.0 kg	Liao Shuping  China	72.5 kg	Chu Nan-mei  Chinese Taipei	65.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Liao Shuping  China	98.0 kg WR	Izabela Rifatova  Bulgaria	95.0 kg	Donka Mincheva  Bulgaria	87.5 kg
Total	Izabela Rifatova  Bulgaria	170.0 kg	Liao Shuping  China	170.0 kg	Donka Mincheva  Bulgaria	152.5 kg
52 kg
Snatch	Peng Liping  China	80.0 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	77.5 kg	Janeta Georgieva  Bulgaria	75.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Peng Liping  China	108.0 kg WR	Hiromi Uemura  Japan	95.0 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	92.5 kg
Total	Peng Liping  China	187.5 kg WR	Robin Byrd  United States	170.0 kg	Hiromi Uemura  Japan	167.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Sun Caiyan  China	85.0 kg WR	Nancy Niro  Canada	80.0 kg	Neli Yankova  Bulgaria	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sun Caiyan  China	108.0 kg WR	Neli Yankova  Bulgaria	100.0 kg	Mami Abe  Japan	97.5 kg
Total	Sun Caiyan  China	192.5 kg WR	Neli Yankova  Bulgaria	180.0 kg	Nancy Niro  Canada	175.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Han Lixia  China	87.5 kg	Won Soon-yi  South Korea	87.5 kg	Daniela Kerkelova  Bulgaria	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Han Lixia  China	110.0 kg	Won Soon-yi  South Korea	107.5 kg	Daniela Kerkelova  Bulgaria	102.5 kg
Total	Han Lixia  China	197.5 kg	Won Soon-yi  South Korea	195.0 kg	Daniela Kerkelova  Bulgaria	182.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Lei Li  China	95.0 kg	Kumi Haseba  Japan	87.5 kg	Kim Dong-hee  South Korea	87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Lei Li  China	115.0 kg	Kumi Haseba  Japan	110.0 kg	Kim Dong-hee  South Korea	107.5 kg
Total	Lei Li  China	210.0 kg	Kumi Haseba  Japan	197.5 kg	Kim Dong-hee  South Korea	195.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	105.0 kg WR	Zhang Xiaoli  China	105.0 kg	Mária Takács  Hungary	90.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhang Xiaoli  China	137.5 kg WR	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	115.0 kg	Mária Takács  Hungary	112.5 kg
Total	Zhang Xiaoli  China	242.5 kg WR	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	220.0 kg	Mária Takács  Hungary	202.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	María Isabel Urrutia  Colombia	107.5 kg WR	Li Hongling  China	102.5 kg	Chen Shu-chih  Chinese Taipei	100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Hongling  China	138.0 kg WR	María Isabel Urrutia  Colombia	132.5 kg	Chen Shu-chih  Chinese Taipei	120.0 kg
Total	Li Hongling  China	240.0 kg	María Isabel Urrutia  Colombia	240.0 kg	Chen Shu-chih  Chinese Taipei	220.0 kg
+82.5 kg
Snatch	Li Yajuan  China	113.0 kg WR	Carla Garrett  United States	100.0 kg	Erika Takács  Hungary	95.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Yajuan  China	143.0 kg WR	Carla Garrett  United States	132.5 kg	Erika Takács  Hungary	125.0 kg
Total	Li Yajuan  China	255.0 kg WR	Carla Garrett  United States	232.5 kg	Erika Takács  Hungary	220.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	8	2	3	13
2	Soviet Union	5	4	1	10
3	Bulgaria	3	5	3	11
4	South Korea	1	1	3	5
5	Cuba	1	0	1	2
6	Turkey	1	0	0	1
7	United States	0	2	1	3
8	Germany	0	2	0	2
9	Japan	0	1	1	2
10	Colombia	0	1	0	1
	India	0	1	0	1
12	Hungary	0	0	2	2
13	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	France	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 entries)		19	19	19	57

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	26	9	7	42
2	Soviet Union	15	8	4	27
3	Bulgaria	6	12	12	30
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3
5	South Korea	2	4	7	13
6	Cuba	2	1	3	6
7	North Korea	2	0	1	3
8	Colombia	1	2	0	3
9	Germany	0	6	3	9
10	United States	0	5	3	8
11	Japan	0	4	3	7
12	India	0	3	0	3
13	Canada	0	1	1	2
	France	0	1	1	2
	Poland	0	1	1	2
16	Hungary	0	0	6	6
17	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4
18	Israel	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 entries)		57	57	57	171